TWI718602B - Wine bottle positioning device and wine storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A wine bottle positioning device includes a sleeving component and a door cover. The sleeving component includes a positioning base and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning base. The door cover is movably disposed at the positioning base. Another wine bottle positioning device is also provided. A wine storage apparatus is also provided.

Description

Wine bottle positioning device and wine storage equipment

The invention relates to a positioning device and a wine storage device, and more particularly to a wine bottle positioning device and a wine storage device using the wine bottle positioning device.

For wine merchants or wine lovers, the storage and management of wine can be classified and recorded according to the type, year, brand (or winery), price, country, region or level of the wine. Take wine as an example. In order to avoid wine deterioration, maintain the moisture of the cork and avoid damage to the wine bottle, it is not only necessary to maintain the wine storage environment under the conditions of dark, constant temperature and humidity, and ventilation, but also to lay the wine bottle horizontally. Place, and prevent the wine bottle placed horizontally from being displaced or damaged due to shock, shaking or impact. Therefore, how to improve the safety and reliability of stored wine, and even improve the convenience of management, is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

The invention provides a wine bottle positioning device and wine storage equipment, which can improve the safety and reliability of wine storage.

The wine bottle positioning device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sleeve and a door cover. The socket includes a positioning seat and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning seat. The door cover is movably arranged on the positioning seat.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned positioning seat has an opening and a first internal space connecting the opening, and the positioning sleeve has a second internal space connected to the first internal space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned door cover is located in the first internal space, and the door cover includes a covering portion and a pivoting portion connecting the covering portion. The cover part is configured to open or close the opening, and the pivot part is pivotally connected to the positioning seat.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned wine bottle positioning device further includes a torsion spring, which is sleeved on the pivot part. The torsion spring has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end part abuts the cover part, and the second end part abuts the positioning seat.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned door cover further includes a sensing part connected to the covering part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning seat further has a slot connected to the first inner space. The slot is located on the moving path of the sensing part.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the door cover is rotated relative to the positioning seat and the opening is opened, the sensing part moves out of the first inner space from the slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning seat further has a first surface and a second surface intersecting the first surface. The opening is located on the first surface, and the slot is located on the second surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first inner space of the above-mentioned positioning seat It has a first depth axis, and the second inner space of the positioning sleeve has a second depth axis. The included angle between the first depth axis and the second depth axis is between 3 degrees and 7 degrees.

A wine bottle positioning device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a sleeve and an auxiliary positioning sleeve. The socket includes a positioning seat and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning seat, wherein the positioning seat has an opening and a first internal space connecting the opening, and the positioning sleeve has a second internal space connected to the first internal space. The auxiliary positioning sleeve is disposed in the second internal space, wherein the auxiliary positioning sleeve has a third internal space, and the third internal space is connected to the first internal space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the second inner space and a first positioning portion located on the inner wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an outer wall surface facing away from the third inner space and a second positioning portion located on the outer wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall surface of the aforementioned auxiliary positioning sleeve faces the inner wall surface of the positioning sleeve, and the second positioning portion is engaged with the first positioning portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of positioning fin sets connected to the inner wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning fin sets are arranged at intervals along the depth axis of the third inner space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the aforementioned positioning fin sets includes at least two positioning fins.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned positioning fins has a connecting The convex arc surface connected to the inner wall surface and the concave arc surface facing away from the convex arc surface, and the two concave arc surfaces of the two positioning fins define a positioning channel.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of positioning fins connected to the inner wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned positioning fins are arranged at intervals around the depth axis of the third inner space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned positioning fins extends along the depth axis of the third inner space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned positioning fins has a positioning surface facing away from the inner wall surface of the third inner space, and the positioning surfaces of the positioning fins define a positioning channel.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned positioning fins further has a first positioning end close to the opening and a second positioning end far away from the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the positioning surface of each of the above-mentioned positioning fins gradually increases from the first positioning end to the second positioning end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned positioning fins has a spiral shape.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of auxiliary fins connected to the inner wall surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, any two adjacent auxiliary fins described above are separated by a positioning fin.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned auxiliary fins has a back The auxiliary surface to the inner wall surface of the third internal space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned auxiliary fins further has a first auxiliary end close to the opening and a second auxiliary end far away from the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin described above gradually increases from the first auxiliary end to the second auxiliary end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the positioning surface of each of the above-mentioned positioning fins at the first positioning end is greater than the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin at the first auxiliary end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the height of the positioning surface of each of the above-mentioned positioning fins at the second positioning end is greater than the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin at the second auxiliary end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third internal space of the auxiliary positioning sleeve described above is divided into an upper half space and a lower half space. The auxiliary fins are distributed in the upper half space, and the positioning fins are distributed in the upper half space. And the lower half of the space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second internal space of the above-mentioned positioning sleeve has a second depth axis, the third internal space of the auxiliary positioning sleeve has a third depth axis, and the second depth axis and the third depth axis Is coaxial.

A wine storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shelf and a plurality of wine bottle positioning devices integrated on the shelf. Each wine bottle positioning device includes a socket. The sleeve of each wine bottle positioning device includes a positioning seat and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning seat, and is used to cover the bottleneck of the wine bottle. The positioning seat of each socket has an opening for the bottleneck to be inserted.

Based on the above, by inserting and positioning the wine bottle in the wine bottle positioning device of the present invention, not only can the wine bottle be in a horizontally placed state, but also the wine bottle can be prevented from being displaced or damaged due to shock, shaking or impact. , Which helps to improve the safety and reliability of stored wine. On the other hand, the wine storage equipment of the present invention adopts the above-mentioned wine bottle positioning device, which helps to improve the safety and reliability of wine storage.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

10: Wine storage equipment

11: Shelf

11a: Sensor

20: wine bottle

21: Bottle mouth

22: Bottleneck

100: Wine bottle positioning device

110: Socket

111: positioning seat

111a: opening

111b: the first internal space

111c: Slotting

111d: first surface

111e: second surface

112: positioning sleeve

112a: second internal space

112b: inner wall surface

112c: The first positioning part

120: door cover

121: cover part

121a: outer surface

121b: inner surface

122: Pivot

123: Sensing Department

130, 130A~130C: auxiliary positioning sleeve

131: Third Internal Space

131a: Upper half space

131b: Lower half space

132: Outer Wall

133: The second positioning part

134: Inner Wall

135, 1351, 1352a: positioning fins

135a: positioning surface

135b: The first positioning end

135c: second positioning end

1352: Positioning fin set

1352b: Convex arc

1352c: concave arc

136: Outer wall surface

137: Auxiliary Fins

137a: auxiliary surface

137b: First auxiliary terminal

137c: second auxiliary terminal

140: Torsion spring

141: first end

142: second end

IA: included angle

P: moving path

S, S1: positioning channel

X1: the first depth axis

X2: second depth axis

X3: third depth axis

1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of the wine bottle positioning device of the first embodiment of the present invention in a closed and open state.

2A and 2B are cross-sectional schematic diagrams of the wine bottle positioning device in the closed and open state of the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the first embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles.

4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the wine bottle positioning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention applied to wine storage equipment.

5A and 5B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the second embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles.

6A and 6B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the third embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles.

7A and 7B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the fourth embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles.

1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of the wine bottle positioning device of the first embodiment of the present invention in a closed and open state. 2A and 2B are schematic cross-sectional views of the wine bottle positioning device in the closed and open state of the first embodiment of the present invention. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the first embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the wine bottle positioning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention applied to wine storage equipment. 1A to 2B and FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the wine bottle positioning device 100 can be applied to a wine storage device 10, and the wine storage device 10 can be a wine cabinet, a wine cellar, or a wine storage warehouse. Specifically, a plurality of wine bottle positioning devices 100 can be integrated in the shelf 11 to increase the storage capacity of wine. On the other hand, by inserting and positioning the wine bottle 20 in any of the wine bottle positioning devices 100, not only can the wine bottle 20 be placed in a horizontally placed state, but also the wine bottle 20 can be prevented from being moved due to shock, shaking or impact. Bits or damage can help improve the safety and reliability of stored wine.

Specifically, the wine bottle positioning device 100 includes a socket 110, a door cover 120, and an auxiliary positioning sleeve 130. The socket 110 includes a positioning seat 111 and a positioning sleeve 112 connected to the positioning seat 111, wherein the positioning seat 111 has The opening 111a is connected to the first internal space 111b of the opening 111a, and the positioning sleeve 112 has a second internal space 112a connected to the first internal space 111b. For example, the mouth 21 and the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 can be inserted into the first inner portion of the positioning seat 111 through the opening 111a of the positioning seat 111. Part space 111b and the second inner space 112a of the positioning sleeve 112. After the wine bottle 20 is inserted into the positioning, part of the mouth 21 and the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 falls in the second inner space of the positioning sleeve 112 Inside 112a, and another part of the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20 lies in the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111. In other words, the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 is covered by the socket 110. Driven by the gravity of the wine bottle 20, the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 bears against the positioning seat 111, and the mouth 21 of the wine bottle 20 is resisted by the positioning sleeve 112, so that the wine bottle 20 is in a static equilibrium state.

On the other hand, the door cover 120 is movably disposed on the positioning seat 111, and is configured to open the opening 111a (as shown in FIGS. 1B and 2B) or close the opening 111a (as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A). For example, the movement mechanism of the door cover 120 can be a sliding mechanism, a rotation mechanism, or a combination of the foregoing mechanisms, and the door cover 120 can be located outside the first inner space 111b of the positioning base 111 or located at the first position of the positioning base 111. Inside the internal space 111b. In this embodiment, the movement mechanism of the door cover 120 adopts a sliding mechanism and is located in the first inner space 111 b of the positioning seat 111. In particular, when the door cover 120 closes the opening 111a, at least part of the door cover 120 is located in the opening 111a.

Furthermore, the door cover 120 includes a cover part 121 and a pivot part 122 connected to the cover part 121, wherein the cover part 121 opens the opening 111a (as shown in FIGS. 1B and 2B) or closes the opening 111a (as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A). Shown), and the pivoting portion 122 is pivotally connected to the positioning seat 111. The covering portion 121 has an outer surface 121a and an inner surface 121b facing away from the outer surface 121a. When the door cover 120 closes the opening 111a, the outer surface 121a of the covering portion 121 is exposed to the opening 111a. On the other hand, the wine bottle positioning device 100 further includes a torsion spring 140 sleeved on the pivot portion 122 of the door cover 120, wherein the torsion spring 140 has a first The end 141 is opposite to the second end 142 of the first end 141. The first end 141 abuts the inner surface 121 b of the cover 121, and the second end 142 abuts the positioning seat 111.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, when the door cover 120 closes the opening 111a, the first end 141 of the torsion spring 140 can abut the covering portion 121, so as to prevent the door cover 120 from arbitrarily rotating relative to the positioning seat 111 to cause the covering The part 121 moves away from the port 111a. When the wine bottle 20 is not inserted into the wine bottle positioning device 100, the door cover 120 is kept in a normally closed state. If the wine bottle 20 is inserted into the wine bottle positioning device 100, the cover 121 is pushed by the wine bottle 20 and moved away from the mouth. 111a, to achieve the purpose of opening the opening 111a, as shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 2B. After the door cover 120 rotates relative to the positioning seat 111 through the pivotal portion 122, the torsion spring 140 is squeezed by the cover portion 121 to be elastically deformed. Once the wine bottle 20 is removed from the wine bottle positioning device 100, the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 140 can drive the door cover 120 to rotate relative to the positioning seat 111, so that the cover 121 moves back to the opening 111a to close the opening 111a again, as shown in FIG. 1A and Shown in Figure 2A. In other words, the operation mode of the door cover 120 or the opening and closing mode of the opening 111a may adopt a semi-automatic mode. In other embodiments, the operation mode of the door cover or the opening and closing mode of the door cover can be a manual mode or a fully automatic mode, which is not limited by the present invention.

1A to 2B and FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the door cover 120 further includes a sensing portion 123 connected to the inner surface 121b of the cover portion 121, and the positioning seat 111 also has a slot connected to the first inner space 111b 111c. Based on the rotation of the door cover 120 relative to the positioning base 111, the sensing portion 123 can define a movement path P, and the slot 111 c is located on the movement path P of the sensing portion 123. After the door cover 120 rotates relative to the positioning seat 111 and opens the opening 111a, the sensing part 123 moves out of the first inner cavity from the slot 111c Between 111b.

On the other hand, the positioning seat 111 also has a first surface 111d and a second surface 111e intersecting the first surface 111d, wherein the opening 111a is located on the first surface 111d, and the slot 111c is located on the second surface 111e. In particular, the number of door covers 120 in this embodiment can be two and arranged in groups, and each door cover 120 is matched with at least one torsion spring 140. The sensing portion 123 of the door cover 120 and the slot 111c are arranged one-to-one, so the number of the slot 111c is two. In other embodiments, the number of door covers and the number of slots can be increased or decreased as required.

As shown in Figures 2B and 4, the positioning seat 111 of the wine bottle positioning device 100 is installed and positioned on the shelf 11, wherein the shelf 11 is provided with a plurality of sensors 11a, and each wine bottle positioning device 100 is correspondingly provided with at least one The sensor 11a. After the wine bottle 20 is inserted into the wine bottle positioning device 100, the sensing part 123 moves out of the first inner space 111b from the slot 111c and is aligned with the sensor 11a, and the sensor 11a that senses the sensing part 123 can transmit a signal To the processor. Then, the processor can determine the location of the wine bottle 20 in the wine storage device 10 and further store it in the storage device. After that, the user can specify the type, year, brand (or winery), and price of the wine bottle 20. , Country, region, or level information is written to the storage device for easy management. For example, the sensor 11a and the sensing portion 123 may be a combination of a magnetic sensor and a magnetic element, or a combination of a light sensor and a reflective pattern, or a combination of an image sensor and a barcode. It is particularly noted that the sensor 11a may also adopt other non-contact sensors or contact sensors.

2A to 4, the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 is disposed in the second inner space 112a of the positioning sleeve 112, and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 has a third inner space. Part space 131, and the third internal space 131 is connected to the first internal space 111b. Therefore, the mouth 21 and the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 can be inserted into the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111 and the third inner space 131 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 through the opening 111a of the positioning seat 111, and the wine bottle 20 is inserted After the positioning, a part of the mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20 falls in the third internal space 131 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130, and another part of the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20 falls on the first position of the positioning seat 111. Inside the internal space 111b. Driven by the gravity of the wine bottle 20, the neck 22 of the wine bottle 20 bears against the positioning seat 111, and the mouth 21 of the wine bottle 20 is resisted by the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130, so that the wine bottle 20 is in a static equilibrium state. .

For example, the material of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 can be rubber or silicone to increase the friction between the wine bottle 20 and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 to prevent the wine bottle 20 from sliding out of the wine bottle positioning device 100 easily. On the other hand, the positioning sleeve 112 also has an inner wall surface 112b surrounding the second inner space 112a and a first positioning portion 112c located on the inner wall surface 112b, and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 also has an outer surface facing away from the third inner space 131 The wall surface 132 and the second positioning portion 133 located on the outer wall surface 132. Specifically, the outer wall surface 132 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 faces the inner wall surface 112b of the positioning sleeve 112, and the second positioning portion 133 is engaged with the first positioning portion 112c. The second positioning portion 133 and the first positioning portion 112c may be a combination of a locking protrusion and a locking groove to prevent the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 from sliding or rotating relative to the positioning sleeve 112. In other embodiments, the auxiliary positioning sleeve may be integrally formed on the inner wall surface of the positioning sleeve, and may be manufactured by a two-material injection molding technology.

In this embodiment, the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111 has a A depth axis X1, the second internal space 112a of the positioning sleeve 112 has a second depth axis X2, and the third internal space 131 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 has a third depth axis X3. Specifically, the first depth axis X1 and the second depth axis X2 are not parallel to each other, and the included angle IA between the first depth axis X1 and the second depth axis X2 is between 3 degrees and 7 degrees. On the other hand, the second depth axis X2 and the third depth axis X3 are coaxial, so the included angle IA between the first depth axis X1 and the third depth axis X3 is also between 3 degrees and 7 degrees.

More specifically, the second depth axis X2 and the third depth axis X3 are inclined downward with respect to the first depth axis X1. After the wine bottle 20 is placed in position, the inclined auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 resists the wine bottle. The bottle mouth 21 of the 20, so that the whole of the wine bottle 20 is still raised relative to the first depth axis X1 of the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111, so as to prevent the wine bottle 20 from sliding out of the wine bottle easily due to its own gravity. Positioning device 100.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 further has an inner wall surface 134 surrounding the third inner space 131 and a plurality of positioning fins 135 connected to the inner wall surface 134, and these positioning fins 135 surround the third inner space 131 The third depth axes X3 are arranged at intervals. Specifically, each positioning fin 135 extends along the third depth axis X3 and has a positioning surface 135 a facing away from the inner wall surface 134. The positioning surfaces 135a of the positioning fins 135 define a positioning channel S, in which the wine bottle 20 is inserted into the positioning channel S, and each positioning fin 135 can contact the wine bottle 20 through the positioning surface 135a. On the other hand, these positioning fins 135 can be squeezed by the mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20 to produce elastic denaturation, and these positioning fins 135 can affect the mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20. The holding force is generated and the supporting force is provided, so that the wine bottle 20 is inserted and positioned in the wine bottle positioning device 100 more firmly.

Each positioning fin 135 extends along the third depth axis X3, wherein each positioning fin 135 has a spiral shape, and the height of the positioning surface 135a of each positioning fin 135 increases along the third depth axis X3. Specifically, the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 further has an outer wall surface 136 connected to the inner wall surface 134, and the outer wall surface 136 is close to the first inner space 111b. Each positioning fin 135 also has a first positioning end 135b close to the outer wall surface 136 (or close to the opening 111a) and a second positioning end 135c far away from the outer wall surface 136 (or away from the opening 111a), and each positioning fin 135 The height of the positioning surface 135a gradually increases from the first positioning end 135b to the second positioning end 135c along the third depth axis X3.

Based on the geometric structure design of the positioning fins 135, it is helpful to improve the gripping and supporting effect of the positioning fins 135 on the mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20, and enable the mouth 21 and the bottleneck of the wine bottle 20 22 is smoothly inserted into the positioning channel S defined by the positioning surface 135a of the positioning fins 135. In addition, during the process of inserting the mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 of the wine bottle 20 into the bottle positioning device 100, as the insertion depth of the bottle mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22 becomes deeper, the positioning fins 135 create a pair of the bottle mouth 21 and the bottleneck 22. The greater the resistance is, the user needs to gradually increase the force exerted on the wine bottle 20 to obtain a gradual operating feel.

The auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 in the wine bottle positioning device 100 can be replaced with the auxiliary positioning sleeves 130A to 130C in the following embodiments. The design differences of each auxiliary positioning sleeve will be described below.

5A and 5B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the second embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles. Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B. The design principles of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130A of this embodiment and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 of the first embodiment are roughly similar. The difference between the two is: the positioning fins 1351 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130A It is flat.

6A and 6B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the third embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles. Please refer to FIGS. 6A and 6B. The design principles of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130B of this embodiment and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130A of the second embodiment are roughly similar. The difference between the two is that the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130B also has a connecting inner wall surface. A plurality of auxiliary fins 137 of 134, wherein the auxiliary fins 137 are arranged at intervals around the third depth axis X3, and any two adjacent auxiliary fins 137 are separated by a positioning fin 1351. Furthermore, each auxiliary fin 137 extends along the third depth axis X3, wherein each auxiliary fin 137 is in the shape of a flat plate and has an auxiliary surface 137a facing away from the inner wall surface 134. The height of the auxiliary surface 137a of each auxiliary fin 137 increases along the third depth axis X3. On the same section perpendicular to the third depth axis X3, the height of the auxiliary surface 137a of each auxiliary fin 137 is lower than that of each auxiliary fin 137. The height of the positioning surface 135a of the positioning fin 1351.

Each auxiliary fin 137 also has a first auxiliary end 137b close to the outer wall surface 136 (or close to the opening 111a) and a second auxiliary end 137c far away from the outer wall surface 136 (or away from the opening 111a), and the length of each auxiliary fin 137 The height of the auxiliary surface 137a gradually increases from the first auxiliary end 137b to the second auxiliary end 137c along the third depth axis X3. On the other hand, the positioning surface 135a of each positioning fin 1351 is The height of the position end 135b is greater than the height of the auxiliary surface 137a of each auxiliary fin 137 at the first auxiliary end 137b, and the height of the positioning surface 135a of each positioning fin 1351 at the second positioning end 135c is greater than the height of each auxiliary fin 137 The auxiliary surface 137a of 137 is at the height of the second auxiliary end 137c.

In this embodiment, the first auxiliary end 137b of each auxiliary fin 137 is farther from the outer wall surface 136 (or away from the opening 111a) than the first positioning end 135b of each positioning fin 1351. On the other hand, the third inner space 131 of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 can be divided into an upper half space 131a and a lower half space 131b. The auxiliary fins 137 are distributed in the upper half space 131a, and the positioning fins 1351 are distributed in the upper half. The space 131a and the lower half space 131b. Specifically, these auxiliary fins 137 can be used to improve the gripping and supporting effects of wine bottles 20 with different mouths and necks of smaller sizes.

7A and 7B are schematic diagrams of the auxiliary positioning sleeve of the fourth embodiment of the present invention from two different viewing angles. 7A and 7B, there are differences in the design principles of the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130C of this embodiment and the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130 of the first embodiment. Specifically, the auxiliary positioning sleeve 130C of this embodiment has a connecting inner The multiple positioning fin groups 1352 of the wall surface 134 are arranged at intervals along the third depth axis X3. On the other hand, each positioning fin group 1352 includes at least two positioning fins 1352a (four are shown schematically) arranged at intervals around the third depth axis X3, wherein each positioning fin 1352a is perpendicular to the third depth axis X3. The section of the three depth axis X3 is generally fan-shaped, and each positioning fin 1352a has a convex arc surface 1352b connecting the inner wall surface 134 and a concave arc surface 1352c facing away from the convex arc surface 1352b, and the concave arcs of these positioning fins 1352a The surface 1352c defines a positioning channel S1 for the wine bottle to be inserted.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, the inner wall surface of the auxiliary positioning sleeve may be a smooth surface, and the positioning fins and auxiliary fins are not provided. Or, there is no auxiliary positioning sleeve in the second inner space of the positioning sleeve.

The following lists different types of wine bottles for illustration, see the following table (1).

In Table (1), wine bottle one is for example the wine bottle used in sweet white wine, wine bottle two is for example the wine bottle used in Bordeaux production area, and wine bottle three to wine bottle five are for example the wine bottle used in Burgundy estate. Wine bottle. The bottle positioning device 100 of the first embodiment or a matching assistant Other wine bottle positioning devices of the positioning sleeves 130A to 130C can be used for inserting and positioning wine bottle one to wine bottle five. That is to say, the size setting of the wine bottle positioning device 100 of the first embodiment or other wine bottle positioning devices with auxiliary positioning sleeves 130A to 130C must consider the size of various wine bottles to improve versatility and All kinds of wine bottles can be firmly positioned.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the first depth axis X1 of the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111 and the second depth axis X2 of the second inner space 112a of the positioning sleeve 112 are not parallel to each other, and The included angle IA between the first depth axis X1 and the second depth axis X2 is between 3 degrees and 7 degrees. The included angle IA is the inclination angle of the positioning sleeve 112, and the preferred inclination angle is 5 degrees. After the wine bottle one to the wine bottle five are inserted and positioned in the wine bottle positioning device 100 disclosed in the first embodiment or other wine bottle positioning devices with auxiliary positioning sleeves 130A to 130C, the wine bottle one to the wine bottle five receive themselves Gravity drags and drops slightly, where the hanging angle is 1 degree, and the whole of wine bottle one to wine bottle five is still raised relative to the first depth axis X1 of the first inner space 111b of the positioning seat 111, so as to maintain the inclination angle of the wine bottle at 4 degrees.

In summary, by inserting and positioning the wine bottle in the wine bottle positioning device of the present invention, not only can the wine bottle be in a horizontally placed state, but also the wine bottle can be prevented from being displaced due to shock, shaking or impact. Or damaged, help to improve the safety and reliability of stored wine. For example, an auxiliary positioning sleeve is installed in the positioning sleeve of the wine bottle positioning device, and the inner wall of the auxiliary positioning sleeve is formed with a plurality of positioning fins arranged at intervals. These positioning fins can be squeezed by the mouth and neck of the wine bottle to produce elastic degeneration, and these positioning fins can hold the mouth and neck of the wine bottle and provide support. Supporting force to make the wine bottle more firmly inserted and positioned in the wine bottle positioning device. On the other hand, the wine storage equipment of the present invention adopts the above-mentioned wine bottle positioning device, which helps to improve the safety and reliability of wine storage.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100: Wine bottle positioning device

110: Socket

111: positioning seat

111a: opening

111c: Slotting

111d: first surface

111e: second surface

112: positioning sleeve

120: door cover

121: cover part

Claims (33)

A wine bottle positioning device includes: a socket, including a positioning seat and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning seat; and a door cover movably arranged on the positioning seat, the positioning seat having an opening and a first interior connected to the opening The positioning sleeve has a second internal space connected to the first internal space, the first internal space of the positioning seat has a first depth axis, and the second internal space of the positioning sleeve has a second depth Axis, the angle between the first depth axis and the second depth axis is between 3 degrees and 7 degrees. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the door cover is located in the first inner space, and the door cover includes a cover portion and a pivot portion connected to the cover portion, and the cover portion is configured to The opening is opened or closed, and the pivot part is pivotally connected to the positioning seat. The wine bottle positioning device described in item 2 of the scope of patent application further includes a torsion spring sleeved on the pivot part, wherein the torsion spring has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, The first end abuts against the covering part, and the second end abuts against the positioning seat. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the door cover further includes a sensing part connected to the covering part. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the positioning seat further has a slot connected to the first inner space, and the slot is located on the moving path of the sensing part. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, after the door cover rotates relative to the positioning seat and opens the opening, the sensing part moves out of the first inner space from the slot. The wine bottle positioning device according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the positioning seat further has a first surface and a second surface intersecting the first surface, the opening is located on the first surface, and the slot is located on the The second surface. A wine bottle positioning device includes a socket, including a positioning seat and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning seat, wherein the positioning seat has an opening and a first internal space connected to the opening, and the positioning sleeve has a first inner space connected to the opening. A second internal space of an internal space; and an auxiliary positioning sleeve disposed in the second internal space, wherein the auxiliary positioning sleeve has a third internal space, and the third internal space is connected to the first internal space. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the second inner space and a first positioning portion located on the inner wall surface. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, the auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an outer wall surface facing away from the third inner space and a second positioning portion located on the outer wall surface. The wine bottle positioning device according to claim 10, wherein the outer wall surface of the auxiliary positioning sleeve faces the inner wall surface of the positioning sleeve, and the second positioning portion is engaged with the first positioning portion . According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of positioning fin sets connected to the inner wall surface. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 12 of the scope of patent application, the positioning fin sets are arranged at intervals along the depth axis of the third inner space. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 12 of the scope of patent application, each of the positioning fin sets includes at least two positioning fins. The wine bottle positioning device described in item 14 of the scope of patent application, wherein each positioning fin has a convex arc surface connecting the inner wall surface and a concave arc surface facing away from the convex arc surface, and the two positioning fins The two concave arc surfaces define a positioning channel. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of positioning fins connected to the inner wall surface. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, the positioning fins are arranged at intervals around the depth axis of the third inner space. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, each of the positioning fins extends along the depth axis of the third inner space. As for the wine bottle positioning device described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, each of the positioning fins has a positioning surface facing away from the inner wall surface of the third inner space, and the positioning surfaces of the positioning fins define Out of the positioning channel. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, each of the positioning fins further has a first positioning end close to the opening and a second positioning end far away from the opening. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in claim 20, the height of the positioning surface of each positioning fin gradually increases from the first positioning end to the second positioning end. In the wine bottle positioning device described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, each of the positioning fins is in a spiral shape. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 20 of the scope of patent application, the auxiliary positioning sleeve further has an inner wall surface surrounding the third inner space and a plurality of auxiliary fins connected to the inner wall surface. In the wine bottle positioning device described in item 23 of the scope of patent application, any two adjacent auxiliary fins are separated by a positioning fin. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 23 of the scope of patent application, each of the auxiliary fins has an auxiliary surface facing away from the inner wall surface of the third inner space. According to the wine bottle positioning device described in item 25 of the scope of patent application, each of the auxiliary fins further has a first auxiliary end close to the opening and a second auxiliary end far away from the opening. In the wine bottle positioning device described in item 26 of the scope of patent application, the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin gradually increases from the first auxiliary end to the second auxiliary end. For the wine bottle positioning device described in claim 27, the height of the positioning surface of each positioning fin at the first positioning end is greater than the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin at the first auxiliary end height. As described in item 27 of the scope of patent application, the height of the positioning surface of each positioning fin at the second positioning end is greater than the height of the auxiliary surface of each auxiliary fin at the second auxiliary end height. For the wine bottle positioning device described in item 23 of the scope of patent application, the third internal space of the auxiliary positioning sleeve is divided into an upper half space and a lower half space, and the auxiliary fins are distributed in the upper half space, and The positioning fins are distributed in the upper half space and the lower half space. The wine bottle positioning device according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the second inner space of the positioning sleeve has a second depth axis, and the third inner space of the auxiliary positioning sleeve has a third depth axis, and The second depth axis and the third depth axis are coaxial. A wine storage equipment includes: a shelf; and a plurality of wine bottle positioning devices integrated in the shelf, each of the wine bottle positioning devices includes a socket, wherein each socket includes a positioning seat and a connecting part The positioning sleeve of the positioning seat is used to cover the bottleneck of a wine bottle, and the positioning seat of each socket has an opening for inserting the bottleneck, and the positioning seat has a first inner portion connected to the opening Space, and the positioning sleeve has a second internal space connected to the first internal space, the first internal space of the positioning seat has a first depth axis, and the positioning sleeve The second inner space of the barrel has a second depth axis, and the included angle between the first depth axis and the second depth axis is between 3 degrees and 7 degrees. A wine storage equipment includes: a shelf; and a plurality of wine bottle positioning devices integrated in the shelf, each of the wine bottle positioning devices includes a socket, wherein each socket includes a positioning seat and a connecting part The positioning sleeve of the positioning seat is used to cover the bottleneck of a wine bottle, and the positioning seat of each socket has an opening for inserting the bottleneck, and the positioning seat has a first inner portion connected to the opening Space, and the positioning sleeve has a second internal space connected to the first internal space, each of the wine bottle positioning devices further includes an auxiliary positioning sleeve disposed in the second internal space, wherein the auxiliary positioning sleeve has A third internal space, and the third internal space is connected to the first internal space.

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